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#DDC5BB Color

#DDC5BB is rgb(221, 197, 187) in RGB, hsl(18, 33%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 15%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Millennial Pink (#F3CFC6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DDC5BB
HEX#DDC5BB
RGBrgb(221, 197, 187)
HSLhsl(18, 33%, 80%)
HSVhsv(18, 15%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 15%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(84.1% 0.031 44)
LABlab(81.36% 7.54 8.28)
LCHlch(81.36% 11.20 47.69)

What #DDC5BB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DDC5BB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#DDC5BB Channel Values

How #DDC5BB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 221 · G 197 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 33% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 15% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 15% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DDC5BB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DDC5BB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DDC5BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DDC5BB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #DDC5BB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DDC5BB.

How #DDC5BB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DDC5BB
Protanopia#C9C9BB
Protanomaly#D2C8BB
Deuteranopia#CDCDBA
Deuteranomaly#D4CABB
Tritanopia#DEC4C4
Tritanomaly#DEC4C0
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DDC5BB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ddc5bb: #DDC5BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DDC5BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ddc5bb': '#DDC5BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.773, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_ddc5bb">#DDC5BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#DDC5BB"

More Orange Colors

#DDC5BB sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DDC5BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DDC5BB?

#DDC5BB is a lightest orange — rgb(221, 197, 187) in RGB and hsl(18, 33%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Millennial Pink (#F3CFC6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.59.

What is the RGB value of #DDC5BB?

#DDC5BB is rgb(221, 197, 187) — red 221, green 197, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DDC5BB?

#DDC5BB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 15%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DDC5BB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DDC5BB scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DDC5BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DDC5BB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightgray (#D3D3D3) at a CIE76 distance of 11.65, which is visibly different.

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